Accreditation and Recognition

Accreditation

New South Wales
Jansen Newman Institute is registered by the Director-General of the New South Wales Department of Education and Training (NSWDET) and accredited to offer higher education Bachelor degrees and Graduate Diplomas which are recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

The Director-General of the NSW DET is the only legal entity conferred authority under the NSW Higher Education Act 2001 to register non-self accrediting higher education providers in New South Wales. Approval processes undertaken by the NSWDET are aligned with the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes. For a full listing of approved higher education qualifications offered by Jansen Newman Institute in New South Wales, please visit the New South Wales AQF Register of Higher Education.

Queensland
Jansen Newman Institute is registered by the Minister for Education and Training in Queensland and is accredited to offer higher education Bachelor degrees and Graduate Diplomas which are recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

The Minister for Education and Training in Queensland is conferred authority under the QLD Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008 to register non-self accrediting higher education providers in Queensland. Approval processes undertaken by the Queensland Office of Higher Education to assist the Minister are aligned with the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes. For a full listing of approved higher education qualifications offered by Jansen Newman Institute, please visit the Queensland AQF Register of Higher Education.

Jansen Newman Institute is subject to periodic quality audits by the Australian Universities Quality Agency.

Recognition

All qualifications offered by Jansen Newman Institute are accredited by the relevant government agencies listed above and are deemed equivalent to qualifications issued by institutions recognised under Generally Accepted Accrediting Principles (GAAP). Accreditation by an agency recognised under GAAP is a strong assurance that the qualifications issued by Jansen Newman Institute will be recognised by industry and other education providers throughout the world.

The Bachelor and Graduate Diplomas offered by Jansen Newman Institute are deemed equivalent and recognised in equal standing to those qualifications issued by self-accrediting Australian Universities.

Completion of either the Bachelor or Graduate Diploma programs provides all of the training components necessary for membership of subsidiary bodies of the Psychotherapist and Counsellors Federation of Australia (PACFA) such as Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association of NSW (CAPA) and the Australian Association of Marriage and Family Counsellors (AAMFC). There may be additional full membership clinical and supervision requirements that can only be completed once you have finished your formal qualification.